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The 5th edition of the YouthConnekt Africa summit that ended in Kigali, Rwanda, on Saturday (15 October) was attended by thousands of young innovators and leaders from all across the world who discussed different ways to promote growth and advancement for the youth of the African continent. This year’s summit — on the theme “Accelerating […]
A three-week lockdown has been imposed in Uganda’s two central region districts to curb the spread of Ebola, which has killed 19 people since the first death nearly a month ago. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni announced on Saturday (15 October) he has ordered the lockdown to restrict movements into and out of Mubende and Kassanda, […]
The administration of President Patrice Talon of Benin has unveiled the 2023 budget put at around $4.5 billion, up from $4.4 billion the previous year. The cabinet also forecasts 6.5 per cent of Gross Domestic Growth (GDP) for the same year, a little higher than the 6 per cent attained last year. The government forecasts […]
Thousands of Tunisians from different regions of the country participated Saturday in capital Tunis in a demonstration to denounce President Kais Saied’s anti-democratic “coup” and his moves to consolidate his political power and to demand accountability for the country’s long-running economic crisis. The demonstrators, led by the National Salvation Front, a coalition of opposition parties […]
The Fourth Committee of the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution reiterating its support to the political process conducted under the exclusive auspices of the United Nations for the settlement of the regional dispute over the Sahara. The resolution, adopted Friday, calls on all parties to cooperate fully with the UN Secretary General and his […]
The 19th Marrakech International Film Festival (FIFM) will be held next November 11 to 19, and is scheduled to screen 76 films from 33 countries, divided into several sections. According to an FIFM press release, the movies will be screened in several sections, namely the Official Competition, Gala Screenings, Special Screenings, the 11th Continent, a […]
U.S. Agency for International Development and the International NGO GiveDirectly are providing an additional $4 million to support Moroccan agricultural cooperatives suffering from recent economic shocks, including the Covid-19 pandemic, drought, inflation, and a global food crisis sparked by the Russia-Ukraine crisis. At the end of September, the U.S. Congress approved $2 million for a […]
The UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, has pointed out in his latest annual report on the Moroccan Sahara to the Security Council, the political development and Morocco’s diplomatic achievements in the Sahara over the past year. The UN Secretary General has thus informed the Security Council members about the holding of general, legislative, regional and […]
Morocco was elected to two key positions within the organization United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG-World) during he 7th World Congress of the international organization, which took place this October 10 – 14 in the South Korean city of Daejeon. The mayor of Rabat, Asmaa Rhlalou, was elected treasurer of the organization, while Mohamed Sefiani, […]
The Republic of El Salvador has inaugurated an embassy in Rabat, the Latin American Country’s first in Africa. “The opening of the first embassy of El Salvador in Africa, here in Rabat, is a living testimony to the excellence of bilateral relations,” Salvadoran Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexandra Hill Tinoco said during the inauguration ceremony […]